Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has expressed awe at the pace the South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Microfinance network has taken in advancing its mission to improve the quality of life of financially underprivileged families in the Solomon Islands.

South Pacific Business Development Fiji announced that it is partnering with the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) and the microfinance charity Good Return to hold workshops on the Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI) that has been developed for Fiji and the first in the South Pacific region.

SPBD Microfinance Samoa’s 14th Annual Businesswoman Awards was held May 31st and saw more than 1,000 people in attendance including clients from all corners of Samoa and extensive media coverage. The Associate Minister of Finance, senior government officials, bankers and other important stakeholders, applauded the women...